A man and his son were electrocuted at Arjun village under Daldalia union of Ulipur Upazila of Kurigram on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 50, a day labourer and his son Rasel Mia, 16, an eleventh grader. They were residents of the area.
According to police and family sources of the deceased, Rasel Mia was repairing the electric line at his room at 7:00pm. At one stage, he was electrocuted as the main switch of the electric line was not switched off. However, his father, Abu Taher, was also electrocuted when he tried to save his son and touched him. They died on the spot. The neighbours of the duo rushed to the spot and rescued the bodies.
Officer-in-Charge of Ulipur Police Station Golam Mortuza said the bodies were handed over to the family members of the deceased as there was no complaint from them. An Unnatural Death (UD) case was filed in this connection.
